Virginia I. Thompson
Aug 9, 2002
Virginia Irene " RoseBud " Thompson, age 63 of Washington died Friday in the Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 10, 1939 in Greene County the daughter of Cecil and Clara Virginia Farabee Toland. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of the Elks Lodge 687. She worked at the...
Mary P. Byers
Aug 6, 2002
Member of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Mary P. Byers, 75, of Washington, died at 8:38 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2002, in her home. She was born March 28, 1927, in Leetonia, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Bessie Sanders Newman. Mrs. Byers was a homemaker. Prior to her marriage, she had been employed by Tygart Valley Glass Co. She was...
Kenneth Charles Hixon
Aug 6, 2002
Clarksville man operated D.L. Manning Shows Kenneth Charles Hixon, 79, of Clarksville, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, August 6, 2002, in Beverly Health Care, Waynesburg. He was born May 13, 1923, in Canonsburg, a son of William James and Dorothy Mae Jones Hixon. Mr. Hixon was a former member of Central Presbyterian Church of Washington. He owned and operated D.L....
Betty Jean Ferguson
Aug 3, 2002
Washington homemaker enjoyed gardening Betty Jean Ferguson, 62, of Washington, died Saturday, August 3, 2002,in Washington Hospital, following a monthlong illness. She was born June 20, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Spitzner Baumgartner. Mrs. Ferguson attended Washington High School and was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening. On August 29,1959, she married Charles R. Ferguson,...
Vincent F. Smodic
Aug 3, 2002
Stationed on USS New Jersey in WWII Vincent F. Smodic, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, August 3, 2002, in Washington County Health Center, Washington, following a brief illness. He was born February 3, 1919, in Wick Haven, a son of Joseph and Mary Mayda Smodic. Mr. Smodic worked as a coal miner in Mathis Mine for more than 36 years...
Cory C Chambers
Aug 2, 2002
Attended Chartiers-Houston schools Cory C. Chambers, 18, of Claysville, died Friday, August 2, 2002, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born June 8, 1984, in Washington, a son of James D. Sr. and Eleanor L. Kelly Chambers of Claysville. Mr. Chambers was a student, having attended Chartiers-Houston schools, and was a member of Trinity Bible Fellowship in...
Mildred M. Wilson
Jul 30, 2002
Member of Church of the Covenant Mildred M. Wilson, 92, of Washington, died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in Donnell House, Washington, following a lengthy illness. She was born March 24, 1910, in Washington, a daughter of Hugh M. and Edna P. Simpson Sprowls. Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker and a member of Church of the Covenant in...
John Salamay
Jul 24, 2002
Pittsburgh Industrial Furnace chief engineer John Salamay, 64, of Washington, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2002, in St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Lavonia, Mich. He was born July 20, 1938, in Monaca, a son of Anthony and Anne Tymchuck Salamay. Mr. Salamay was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Washington. He was a 1956 graduate of...
Audrea June Burson
Jul 23, 2002
Amwell resident worked at Citizens Library Audrea June Burson, 81, of Amwell Township, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in her home. She was born February 14, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of "Baldy" and Helen Jeffries Loucks. Mrs. Burson last worked at Citizens Library, Washington, where she was work room manager for more than 10 years. She was a...
Rudolph Victor Stolfer
Jul 22, 2002
Former Washington High School teacher Rudolph Victor Stolfer, 83, of Washington, died Monday, July 22, 2002, in Carrington Park, Ashtabula, Ohio, following a 22-month illness. He was born January 24, 1919, in Washington, a son of Rudolph C. and Anna Lackvitch Stolfer. Mr. Stolfer was a member of First Lutheran Church in Washington. He was a 1939 graduate of Washington...
Aaron Leroy Rugg
Jul 19, 2002
Retired inspector for Jessop Steel Aaron LeRoy Rugg, 67, of Washington, died at 4:35 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2002, in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 29, 1935, in Confluence, a son of Aaron J. and Hannah Mae Johnson Rugg. Mr. Rugg was Protestant. He was employed as an inspector by Jessop Steel, retiring in 1979...
Leslie Ann Rowe
Jul 10, 2002
Washington homemaker born in W.Va. Leslie Ann Rowe, 42, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in her home. She was born November 7, 1959, in Fairmont, W.Va., a daughter of Jack Rowe of Asheville, N.C., and the late Willie Kay Roop Rowe. Miss Rowe graduated from Westfield High School in New Jersey, and received a bachelor's degree in history...
Dorothy Mae Polan
Jul 10, 2002
Manager for United Dairy Farm Dorothy Mae Polan, 61, of Washington, died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in her home, following a nine-year illness. She was born July 12, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of the Rev. Helen Beach Harrington of Washington and the late Rev. Harry Thomas Harrington. Mrs. Polan attended Trinity schools and was a former...
Barbara L. Rinehart
Jul 8, 2002
Chairman of Washington Hospital Auxiliary Barbara L. Rinehart, 64, of Washington, died Monday, July 8, 2002, in Donnell House, Washington. She was born May 16, 1938, in Marianna, a daughter of the late Alexander and Dorothy Eugenia Cain McBurnie. Mrs. Rinehart was a homemaker and a graduate of West Bethlehem High School. She volunteered with Washington Hospital Auxiliary, which she...
John A. Woloszyn
Jul 7, 2002
Member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church John Alexander Woloszyn, 88, of Washington, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a one-month illness. He was born February 8, 1914, in Washington, a son of Anthony and Nellie Tabor Woloszyn. Mr. Woloszyn was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and Pulaski Club. He was employed by...
Roy Joseph Mantia
Jul 5, 2002
Served in the Coast Guard during World War II Roy Joseph Mantia, 87, of Washington, formerly of Wolfdale, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2002, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born December 10, 1914, in Washington, a son of Sam and Mary Battaglia Mantia. Mr. Mantia was Catholic. He was employed as an administrative officer...
Lawrence E. Kerns
Jul 4, 2002
Truck driver for Blacktop Paving Lawrence E. Kerns, 58, of Claysville, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, in Washington Hospital, following a three-month illness. He was born August 14, 1943, in Washington County, a son of the late Thomas and Ada Kennedy Kerns. Mr. Kerns was Baptist. He worked for more than 20 years as a truck driver for Blacktop Paving....
Albert B. Donley
Jul 2, 2002
35-year employee of Washington Hospital Albert Barnard "Buster" Donley Sr., 66, of Washington, died at 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at his home after a brief illness. He was born October 7, 1935, in Washington, a son of Brady and Ruth Moore Donley. Mr. Donley worker for 35 years as a maintenance engineer for Washington Hospital. He attended Washington...
Patricia L. Willison
Jul 2, 2002
Member of Third United Presbyterian Church Patricia L. Willison, 66, of Washington, died at 7:03 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2002, in Washington Hospital. She had been ill since February 2001. She was born October 29, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of Ruth T. Dornberger Harris of Washington and the late Harold G. Harris. Mrs. Willison was a member of Third...
Evelyn Ruscello Rogers
Jul 2, 2002
Washington Hospital housekeeper Evelyn Ruscello Rogers, 71, of Washington, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2002, in Donnell House, Washington, after a one-month illness. She was born October 21, 1930, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Joseph and Concetta DeNardo Ruscello. Mrs. Rogers was a housekeeper at Washington Hospital and had worked at Hazel Atlas Plant 1 and Brockway Glass...
